OSHA: Comment Period on Proposed Silica Rule Extended to February 11

February 7, 2014-The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the public comment period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica until Feb. 11, 2014.

In doing so, they cited possible public confusion due to an error on the federal government's regulations.gov online portal.

Comments by stakeholders may be submitted using the regulations.gov website by clicking on the "COMMENT NOW!" box next to the title "Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica; Extension of Comment Period."

Public hearings on the proposed rule will begin on March 18, 2014.

Read the full OSHA Trade News Release here. More information on the proposed rule may be found here.

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